1978

England 2 Italy 0 16 May 1977 Goals from Kevin Keegan and Trevor Brooking sealed the win, but Italy still had a game to go and duly beat Luxembourg 3-0 a month later to qualify ahead of England on goal difference

1982

England 1 Hungary 0 18 Nov 1981 England reached the World Cup for the first time since 1970 thanks to Paul Mariner's 16th-minute goal to beat group leaders Hungary at Wembley, qualifying in second place

1994

San Marino 1 England 7 17 Nov 1993 England needed seven clear goals just to stand a chance but conceded the quickest goal in international history – after 8.3 secs – and eventually fell short. Utter humiliation